今天我们要学的是 incredulity. Incredulity, 名词，意思是不信，怀疑。在对失踪的马航MH370航班的搜寻中，Families and friends of both pilots have expressed incredulity that they would have diverted the plane. 两位飞行员...
今天我们要学的是 annex. Annex, 动词，是使并入，纳入的意思。Russian President Putin signed a draft treaty with Crimean leaders to annex Crimea. 俄罗斯总统普京同克里米亚领导人签署了将克里米亚纳入俄罗斯的...
今天我们要学的词是outing. Outing 名词，意思是出游。The Oregon Zoo showed footage of three lion cubs on their first outing with their sire. 俄勒冈动物园公布了一段三只小狮子第一次跟狮子爸爸一起出来玩的视频...
今天我们要学的词是leading. Leading 形容词，意思是主要的，首要的。美国临床肿瘤学协会最新报告说，Cancer will replace heart disease as the leading cause of death in the U.S. by 2030. 到2030年的时候，癌症将取...
今天我们要学的词是alter. Alter 做为动词，意思是改变。Japan will not alter its apology to World War II comfort women. 日本不会改变对二战期间慰安妇做出的道歉。The Obama Administration is abandoning a plan to alte...
今天我们要学的词是transform. Transform 做为动词，意思是改变，转换。3月12号是互联网诞生25周年的日子。In the 25 years since its inception, the World Wide Web has transformed our lives. 互联网诞生25年来，已经...
今天我们要学的词是plea. Plea 做为名词，是请求，恳求的意思。The family of the missing child made a public plea for information. 失踪孩子的家人向公众做出请求，希望有人能够提供信息。A dying 7-year-old bo...
今天我们要学的词是intensify. Intensify, 是加强，强化的意思。中国总理李克强在政府工作报告中说，China will declare war on pollution and intensify its environmental cleanup efforts. 中国将对污染宣战，并强化整...
今天我们要学的词是de facto. De facto, 实际上的，事实上的。最近俄罗斯和乌克兰就克里米亚半岛产生冲突。Moscow is in de facto control of the Crimean peninsula after Russian troops took control of the region. 自从俄...
今天我们要学的词是 lip service. Lip service, 意思是只说不做，空头支票。奥巴马上周二公布了新的政府年度预算，预算中承诺大幅削减赤字。但是，Analysts said the new budget paid lip service to reducing...
今天我们要学的词是 long-running. Long-running, 长期上演的。Two stars of the reality show Real Housewives of New Jersey now face prison time after committing long-running financial fraud. 真人秀《新泽西主妇》里的两个明星因...
今天我们要学的词是 fend off. To fend off, 意思是挡开，避开。美国国务卿克里前往俄罗斯和乌克兰的冲突点克里米亚。U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry brought a $1 billion energy aid package to help Ukraine fendin...
今天我们要学的词是 roil. Roil,动词，意思是引发震动，使动荡。 源自日本的比特币最大交易平台Mt.Gox倒闭， The news has roiled the market for the virtual currency. 这一消息震惊了比特币市场。The Sudden...
今天我们要学的词是 keepsake. Keepsake 意思是纪念品。美国加州的一对夫妻出门遛狗时在一棵树下捡到了价值1000万美元的古金币， They plan to put most of the coins up for sale while holding onto a few as keepsa...
1978 draconian 今天我们要学的词是 draconian. Draconian 意思是严苛的，残酷的。乌干达总统签署立法，将同性恋定位犯罪,此举引发国际社会强烈反弹， Norway is withholding aid to Uganda in protest of that nat...
